Customer reviews of the Kingston SSD A400 480GB

Kingston SSD A400 480GB 43€95
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by Eric B
Posted on 12 Nov 2020

Light and fast.

Bought to replace a mechanical hard drive in a laptop that is a bit old. I cloned it with easeus Todo Backup software and it's perfect. It runs flawlessly. Kingston's reputation is well established.
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by Arnaud V
Posted on 10 Apr 2019

Major slowness

The disk works, it's fast when launching the PC or applications. But big random and inexplicable lags. The system crashes for one to three seconds and everything starts again... I tested everything: reinstallation, TRIM, change of scheduler, kernel update... LDLC replaced the first disk for me. Same with the second one.... I switched to a Samsung EVO and since a week it's just happiness! OS : Linux Debian9 FS : ext4 / crypsetup
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      • by BenjaminP
        Posted on 10 Apr 2024
        Product bought from LDLC on 18 Nov 2023
        Number of reviews: 20 Average rating: 10

        HDD replacement

        Fitted as a replacement for an old HDD in an old ASUS desktop, and it's a life-changer! 20 seconds boot time compared with 5 minutes previously.

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      • by NicolasC
        Posted on 27 Feb 2024
        Product bought from LDLC on 29 Jan 2024
        Number of reviews: 4 Average rating: 10

        Good SSD

        Good ssd, used for the bone (debian) of my media centre. Nothing more to say. Does the job without a hitch.

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      • by Julien
        Posted on 19 Feb 2024
        Product bought from LDLC on 19 Jan 2024
        Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 10

        very good equipment

        Perfect, good equipment
        boosts old computers without any problem
        LDLC always fast and as serious

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      • by FlorianM
        Posted on 8 Feb 2024
        Product bought from LDLC on 10 Aug 2023
        Number of reviews: 3 Average rating: 10

        Impec

        As a replacement for my old ssd which ended its life after 10 years, this Kingston SSD does the job very well, fast, nothing to say.

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      • by Martial M
        Posted on 18 Dec 2023
        Product bought from LDLC on 18 Dec 2023
        Number of reviews: 3 Average rating: 7

        Faulty, it switched to a RAW file system. Unusable.

        This isn't the first time I've handled an SSD for Windows 10. Barely two hours after I bought it, I installed it in place of a 128GB, disk manager, and then a strange message appeared. I created my volume, did a quick NTFS formatting, and then it refused and switched to normal formatting which jammed at 40% (from 39 to 40 in almost two minutes compared to less than 5 seconds for the others). This is a brand to avoid, as with USB sticks, it's the only brand that gave me problems. I'm lucky, bought today at 4.30pm, brought back tomorrow at 10am at the opening. Put a few euros more for a better quality model.

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      • by ThierryL
        Posted on 30 Nov 2023
        Product bought from LDLC on 1 Nov 2023
        Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 10

        Sad disk and external enclosure

        I am very pleased with the performance of the disk and the fact that it works on Mac , pc , linux.delivery on time and perfect packaging received in my letter box.

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      • by GaelM
        Posted on 25 Sep 2023
        Product bought from LDLC on 28 Aug 2023
        Number of reviews: 4 Average rating: 9

        Very good product

        Perfectly matches my expectations, very good QL/PRIX ratio, fast delivery and good tracking of the parcel via the net.

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      • by Vincent B
        Posted on 7 Sep 2023
        Product bought from LDLC on 9 Aug 2023
        Number of reviews: 6 Average rating: 8

        Too good!

        I bought it to replace an SSD with a 5 year old OS. Very happy with my purchase and the PC is much faster.

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      • by Thunderbird880
        Posted on 4 Aug 2023
        Product bought from LDLC on 4 Aug 2023
        Number of reviews: 8 Average rating: 10

        Sufficient 1080 games.

        In addition to an SSD that is too small, it is used to store games, is responsive, doesn't heat up much, cool price, but it's too early for the lifespan, old PC, Intel 2500K, Asus P8, NVIDIA card. Asus P8, 1650 NVIDIA Recognised in the bios but not on the computer, after a trip to the disk management everything is back in order.

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      • by MarKo
        Posted on 27 Jul 2023
        Product bought from LDLC on 30 Apr 2023
        Number of reviews: 75 Average rating: 9

        Kingston SSD A400 480 GB

        Perfect product to boost an old generation PC.
        Thank you LDLC for your serious Delivery/package.

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      • by LoicK
        Posted on 23 Feb 2023
        Product bought from LDLC on 25 Jan 2023
        Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 10

        Receipt of my order

        I received the package as ordered. Very fast delivery, only 2 days! I'm very pleased with the service and the quality of the product.
        I am very pleased with the service and the quality of the product.
        Thanks to LDLC

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      • by Renard_frambivore
        Posted on 8 Nov 2022
        Product bought from LDLC on 10 Oct 2022
        Number of reviews: 45 Average rating: 9

        My 4th A400

        This is the fourth Kingston A400 that I have bought, a sign that I trust this SSD.
        Like all media of this type, writes have to be limited, which is admittedly very inconvenient.
        However, the comfort of being able to move your laptop without risking damage to your HDD is priceless! :)

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      • by MarcG
        Posted on 26 Aug 2022
        Product bought from LDLC on 27 Jul 2022
        Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 10

        Super

        Between the order and the delivery the time is really short just the time to open the microcomputer ???? and very satisfied with the products ordered

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      • by BernardP
        Posted on 23 Dec 2021
        Product bought from LDLC on 5 Oct 2021
        Number of reviews: 3 Average rating: 4

        I can't get my computer to recognise the SSD

        I wanted to use this 480GB SSD to replace my 100GB system SSD, I tried everything, even mounting it on another tower, impossible to get it recognized to boot on this disk. this is not a good plan...

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      • by DenisM
        Posted on 23 Dec 2021
        Product bought from LDLC on 25 Nov 2021
        Number of reviews: 3 Average rating: 10

        Very efficient and fast

        When used on an MSI all-in-one, it works perfectly well and allows the full performance of the computer to be used.

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      • by gerald M
        Posted on 8 Dec 2021
        Product bought from LDLC on 9 Nov 2021
        Number of reviews: 8 Average rating: 10

        A good SSD

        It's all in the title, the ssd does its job quietly. it's light and doesn't heat up too much when used.

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      • by RobertC
        Posted on 2 Nov 2021
        Product bought from LDLC on 5 Oct 2021
        Number of reviews: 2 Average rating: 10

        As always - outstanding.

        As usual, the product ordered arrived before I had finished building the machine. Great service and excellent prices. Thank you - keep it up, LDLC team!

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      • by Christopher
        Posted on 11 Oct 2021
        Product bought from LDLC on 25 Aug 2021
        Number of reviews: 28 Average rating: 8

        Very good value for money SSD

        This SSD is a very good quality drive for the price! For users with a small budget to put into an SSD, I recommend it.

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      • by Bernard H
        Posted on 9 Oct 2021
        Product bought from LDLC on 4 Oct 2021
        Number of reviews: 6 Average rating: 8

        Well received

        She does the job
        It is in time that I will be able to appreciate her reliability.

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      • by RobertH
        Posted on 6 Sep 2021
        Product bought from LDLC on 1 Aug 2021
        Number of reviews: 10 Average rating: 9

        Not the fastest but

        It's not the fastest but it's still fast, small ssd taken to install my steam game library it plays its score without false notes

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      • by GabrielW
        Posted on 4 Aug 2021
        Product bought from LDLC on 1 Jul 2021
        Number of reviews: 6 Average rating: 10

        Perfect

        Everything is perfect, no problems to report, everything works perfectly, I recommend it 100%.

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      • by Jeanmichel B
        Posted on 8 Jan 2021
        Product bought from LDLC on 10 Dec 2020
        Number of reviews: 11 Average rating: 9

        The SSD works perfectly.

        With the MaxinPower external enclosure, I was able to clone my HDD to this SSD without any problems. Putting the KIngston SSD in the tower was easy. It greatly accelerated the start-up of my software.

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      • by Marc P
        Posted on 16 Dec 2020
        Product bought from LDLC on 17 Nov 2020
        Number of reviews: 8 Average rating: 8

        Defective product

        I received it quickly from LDLC. Unfortunately, the product turned out to be defective after many tests and 2 weeks of testing.

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      • by Jérémy
        Posted on 15 Dec 2020
        Product bought from LDLC on 14 Nov 2020
        Number of reviews: 2 Average rating: 10

        Very good product!

        Very happy with this SSD, very good value for money, does the job as a HDD replacement on my laptop. I recommend it!

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      • by Gael
        Posted on 4 Dec 2020
        Product bought from LDLC on 23 Nov 2020
        Number of reviews: 4 Average rating: 9

        THE MILL

        the best quality price easy to install fast and especially cheap! I recommend it to everyone kingston is the brand of reference

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      • by PatrickG
        Posted on 1 Dec 2020
        Product bought from LDLC on 30 Oct 2020
        Number of reviews: 3 Average rating: 10

        Excellent record

        I am very pleased with the delivery and the product.
        The 480GB A400 SSD replaces a previous one with a smaller capacity and boosts my old PC.
        I'm very pleased with the quality of the product and the service.
        I'll have to see how it performs in use.

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      • by JeanSebastienP
        Posted on 27 Nov 2020
        Product bought from LDLC on 23 Nov 2020
        Number of reviews: 2 Average rating: 8

        Does the job!

        Does the job without a problem! Nothing to complain about, to be seen over time, but there is no reason to.
        Excellent value for money.

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      • by Lothreck
        Posted on 17 Nov 2020
        Product bought from LDLC on 19 Oct 2020
        Number of reviews: 11 Average rating: 9

        Powerful but...

        The drive was received in LDLC packaging without any dents or openings, Kingston reseller packaging was fine. But after opening the manufacturer's packaging, crush marks and bent metal visible on the back of the hard drive at the connectors.
        I needed it urgently, so I tested it and used it as is. Fortunately it works... But I won't be buying Kingston again.

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      • by Eric B
        Posted on 12 Nov 2020
        Product bought from LDLC on 23 Sep 2020
        Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 10

        Light and fast.

        Bought to replace a mechanical hard drive in a laptop that is a bit old. I cloned it with easeus Todo Backup software and it's perfect. It runs flawlessly. Kingston's reputation is well established.

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      • by VincentG
        Posted on 11 Nov 2020
        Product bought from LDLC on 31 Oct 2020
        Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 10

        Perfect

        I'm very happy with the delivery, as usual with LDLC.
        The SSD does its job perfectly, I bought it to replace a HDD on a 10 year old laptop. I bought it to replace a HDD on a 10 year old laptop, cloned the HDD with Macrium, replaced the hard drive and it was done. The PC boots up in less than 30 seconds (compared to several minutes before) and all software now launches almost instantly.

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      • by JMB42
        Posted on 10 Nov 2020
        Product bought from LDLC on 4 Nov 2020
        Number of reviews: 5 Average rating: 7

        SSD hard disk

        The product itself is excellent, and the use of the Terra 1749 micro laptop is greatly improved. However, this SSD does not come with the cloning software. We had to go and look for it on the internet. The only software available is the AOMEI Partition Assistant, which is a shame. If you want to have all the features, you have to pay the license.

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      • by MichaelB
        Posted on 30 Oct 2020
        Product bought from LDLC on 29 Sep 2020
        Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 10

        Excellent service and product

        I live in Polynesia and the delivery time is very good, 10 days. The SSD is exactly what I was looking for, fast, efficient for the price, excellent value for money for my family computer.
        I am very satisfied with LDLC's service.

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      • by FrédéricL
        Posted on 22 Oct 2020
        Product bought from LDLC on 24 Sep 2020
        Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 8

        Good buy

        Easy to install. Too bad there's no software to clone.
        Otherwise, fast ssd. It turns an old pc into a fast pc.

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      • by WillyS
        Posted on 21 Oct 2020
        Product bought from LDLC on 23 Sep 2020
        Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 10

        Ldlc

        The product is good in terms of quality and price; arriving super fast and in "good condition", I advise you to buy it to see the difference and upgrade afterwards if you want, but at this price why deprive yourself, it's a good product.

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      • by Peyko
        Posted on 8 Oct 2020
        Product bought from LDLC on 10 Sep 2020
        Number of reviews: 3 Average rating: 8

        very good product

        This SSD is true to the Kingston brand quality.
        The installation is as always quick and easy.
        The installation is as always quick and easy. In short, I received the good quality product I ordered.

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      • by KenG
        Posted on 2 Oct 2020
        Product bought from LDLC on 4 Sep 2020
        Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 10

        EXcellent

        I am very pleased with the quality of the service and the quality of the product. This is the second time, and it's perfect.

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      • by tmallet
        Posted on 4 Sep 2020
        Product bought from LDLC on 25 Aug 2020
        Number of reviews: 3 Average rating: 7

        Clear, works very well

        Installed on a Dell Inspiron 17 with LinuxMint 20.0 on it.
        Only 9/10 because perfection does not exist ;)

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      • by HasniZ
        Posted on 3 Sep 2020
        Product bought from LDLC on 30 Aug 2020
        Number of reviews: 3 Average rating: 8

        Correct

        Does the job, ordered for external mounting for maximum USB C 3.1 transfer at 286MB/sec with the right enclosure
        For info an external HDD 2,5 reaches 80Mo/sec.

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      • by jeff
        Posted on 23 May 2020
        Product bought from LDLC on 29 Nov 2019
        Number of reviews: 20 Average rating: 9

        excellent performance

        Bought to build a small simple machine.
        I installed the SSD without any problem. The installation of win10 was done without any problem and the computer boots in less than 20s.
        It has been running every day for more than 5 months without any problem.
        I have not tested its pure read/write performance, but it is more than enough for me. Very good quality/price ratio (bought on special offer at 62€)

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      • by ThomasV
        Posted on 13 Feb 2020
        Product bought from LDLC on 29 Nov 2019
        Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 9

        to resurrect an old laptop

        It's not the most powerful ssd or the one with the most storage space but for my needs it was perfect. I used it as a replacement for an hdd on a 2013 sony vaio laptop.
        I have used it as a replacement for a hdd on a 2013 sony vaio laptop. That plus a switch to win 10, a fan cleaning and thermal paste change; it takes 6s to turn on and it runs smoothly. Nothing to complain about.

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      • by Cedric M
        Posted on 3 Nov 2019
        Product bought from LDLC on 18 Jun 2019
        Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 10

        very good q/p ratio

        it has given my laptop a new lease on life. it starts up faster and the applications launch faster too

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      • by Giovanni R
        Posted on 31 Oct 2019
        Product bought from LDLC on 2 Oct 2019
        Number of reviews: 5 Average rating: 7

        Runs on GNU/Linux

        Works very well under Devuan GNU/Linux 2 Ascii (equivalent to Debian 9 Stretch). As a precaution I first tried to update the firmware of the SSD, but it was already up to date with the latest version available.
        The only drawback is that the firmware verification and update software is only available for Windows.

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      • by Quentin F
        Posted on 9 Sep 2019
        Product bought from LDLC on 2 Sep 2019
        Number of reviews: 3 Average rating: 9

        I am still amazed

        I went from a HDD of the most banal to this small ssd the difference is Just Bluffing, but despite the size of current games I could only put 5 or 6 but the quality KINGSTON remains the

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      • by Yves P
        Posted on 13 Aug 2019
        Product bought from LDLC on 21 Feb 2019
        Number of reviews: 4 Average rating: 10

        Excellent

        fast shipping, well protected packaging
        Easy to install, works perfectly and the speed of the PC is impeccable

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      • by Alain S
        Posted on 9 Jun 2019
        Product bought from LDLC on 10 May 2019
        Number of reviews: 2 Average rating: 9

        Fast and efficient

        I received the package 2 days after ordering. It's hard to beat that. I'm very pleased with the service and the quality of the product. I'm very pleased with the service.

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      • by Tanguy B
        Posted on 8 Jun 2019
        Product bought from LDLC on 23 Mar 2019
        Number of reviews: 6 Average rating: 8

        Satisfactory

        This drive is a good value for money. Small enough to be easily incorporated into your setup

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      • by DarkHylian
        Posted on 11 Apr 2019
        Product bought from LDLC on 5 Apr 2019
        Number of reviews: 4 Average rating: 9

        Good value for money

        Easy to install, fast, efficient.
        Received very quickly.
        It's exactly what I needed to run starcitizen ^^

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      • by Arnaud V
        Posted on 10 Apr 2019
        Product bought from LDLC on 7 Oct 2018
        Number of reviews: 3 Average rating: 1

        Major slowness

        The disk works, it's fast when launching the PC or applications. But big random and inexplicable lags. The system crashes for one to three seconds and everything starts again...
        I tested everything: reinstallation, TRIM, change of scheduler, kernel update...
        LDLC replaced the first disk for me. Same with the second one....
        I switched to a Samsung EVO and since a week it's just happiness!
        OS : Linux Debian9
        FS : ext4 / crypsetup

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      • by Jonah M
        Posted on 7 Nov 2018
        Product bought from LDLC on 2 Nov 2018
        Number of reviews: 10 Average rating: 9

        It works perfectly, it's Kingston!

        Not much to say about the SSD except that it works perfectly, offers good speeds and is quite pleasing to the eye (small matte metallic finish). Kingston quality for a very reasonable price.

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      • by guillaume H
        Posted on 17 Oct 2018
        Product bought from LDLC on 8 Aug 2018
        Number of reviews: 3 Average rating: 9

        very good product

        I've been using it for a while now, but I'm not sure if it's a good idea to use it as an external drive or as an internal hard drive for your PC.

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